Toilet paper roll holder



Jan. 10, 1950 5. J. MILLER- 2,493,893

TOILET PAPER ROLL HOLDER Filed July 28, 1947 5 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY S. J. MILLER TOILET PAPER ROLL HOLDER Jan. 10, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 28, 1947 GITPI/E/Vd. M/u

Jan. 10, 1950 5. J. MILLER TOILET PAPER ROLL HOLDER 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed July 28, 1947 INVENTOR. a. M/ZAFR,

sm /0v A rroemer Patented Jan. 10, 1950 and passing members of the public'are'apt to use v the rest room,

object f' rny inventiondsto'nrovidega device I or; this character which l isof simple and "inex. pensive type to thus be rnade "andsold at prices substantially within the; scale of other present andless' I eflicient devicesjfand which; isof; such construction that yzh'en. installedu and in.- a; toilet paper roll willbe rnountedandlieldf place and. will bepositively locked and retained flplace' against accidental or casual or intentionally deliberate: H L v =1; v

Another purpose'is. to provide aholde'riof this character which is; oi: durable [and lasting construction, and with tqh-ichtheholder: cafi'inot ordinarily be remoyed or" displaced fromz the wall or other rnounting and the parts thereot can rigt be broken by thet 'u's eoi. phqgnu m ianus; and, without the useof t'oolsor other-heavy ins'trumentalities, eithen while the paper roll ,is in place, or after the roll has been used or exhausted and the parbs gf thehglder are exposed,

.;.-; Stil1. another purpose is to so construct the holder. that a looking or -key -bar can-be-inlserted in place after a;.rol-l of pan l isplacedffon the holder, and then ,the parts can be manipulated to. positively lock-thewbar. in rollretaining position With the locking parts contained within the, central opening of the roll and thus inaccessible until the roll of paper has been used'or.exhausted;: following which the parts ofr'the; lockingmechanism are-exposed for manual releaseiof the "roll retaining'key or'bar locking means; i Yet another purpose is to provide a chain'or other flexible member which, when the holden .isfin use; is disposed obliquely or angularly along one side of the roll of paper;- so that on' each revolution of the roll of paper th'estripbf bapei'y may be-torn'across, the partsand construction being-such that 'theiroll can not be bodily re'- Application 191x28, 1947 12 hest. 1 4%???) pap'emis place 1 and is being' un'reele'df and t 55 lfg e t-i l ueay n;

*the key or loclting'bar when the holder is h he above and oth'er'objects riew, soine ll lpii lfinfi $9 10 6 Sk ll the g Y 1 is Yi in "perspective of a holder la filing ,to' my, 'inv ntiqn, and with the lbiqki s'j ke or b .i J rio i n i will o y whsen b sr s'r t mu e-1; it J a pershe citit elyiewpfthe holder wi-th v palratedand strun jput somewhat in the lacement.-. .7

I is a c' mpbsite View with th e is a Yiewn evationshdwing a struotedacgording to my invention as arjgear when mounted upon la vvalllor other ig s ture and withjthefholder in; the n and lia dy for reception oil 'a.

'g'itudirial sectional View atri'ght m s lthmu hthe disg p pr qqi Fig. nn; the

.s a 11. item; great-rial eammate has. wlpsed mim 6.,

Fig. 13 is a view similar to Fig. 12 with the parts moved to the locked position.

Fig. 14 is a top plan View disclosing still another modified embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view at right angles through the showing of Fig. 14 with the parts in unlocked position.

Fig. 16 is a View like Fig. 15, with the parts in locked Position, p In the first disclosedembodimentlof my invention, a mounting or'base plate I has fastening receiving openings 2 in the ends thereof adapted to receive screws 3, or lag screws orother fastenings, by which the holder is secured iri' place-- on a wall or other mounting member or struc ture 4. In the present instance, the mounting or. base plate I is disclosed as being substantially elongated, but it will be obvious that this plate can be of any desired shape or configuration. A

these parts can be made or assembled in any other suitable and desired manner. As dis.- closed in Fig. 4 of the drawings, an opening I drilled, bored, or otherwise formed in the wall 4, and the shank 5 is inserted inthis opening so that the mounting or base plate I is disposed against the face of the wall, the screws or other fas-' tenings 3 being inserted through the openings] to thus mount the parts with the bearing spindle extending substantially horizontally outwardly from the wall. A roll-supporting or carrying member 8, perhaps best shown in Fig.3 of the drawings, is made up of strap metalor other suit-' able sheet material, with the sidebar portions 9 and I 0 extending from a middle crossbar portion I I, and with its extremities I2 and I3 bent in wardly in overlapping relation. The extremity I2 of the member8 has an, opening thereth'rou'gh to revolubly receive the spindle 6, and the extrmity I3 has a registering opening 14' bi s lightly elongated shape also adapted to receive the spindle 6, while the middle or crossbar portion I I is provided with a bearing opening I5 substan' tially aligned with the openings in the extremities I2 and I3, and adapted to revolubly receive the outer end of the bearing spindle 6. The" middle or crossbar portion I I of the roll supporting or carrying member 8 has the outer edges thereof cut away or bent in or otherwise formed to reduce the widthof this portion intermediate the side bars 9 and III, as indicated at I6. The side bar portion 9 has a stop I! extending inwardly therefrom, and this stop may bem'a'de or applied in any desired manner. In the present instance, I have illustrated the stop I! as being a portion of the side bar member 9 which is out along three sides and is then turned inwardly substantially at right angles. The side bar portion I0 is provided with a latch .p'awl I8, which pawl has its detent face toward the extremity I3, and while this pawl can be made or applied in any desired manner, I have found it convenient to cut on three sides of a portion of the metal of the side bar I0, and to bend this tab inwardly at an acute angle, thus providing an inclined outer face over which a locking portion can'ride to pass and catch over the detent end ofthe latchpawl- A ,A locking member I9, also preferably made of:

a piece of strap metal, or other suitable material, is bent to substantially rectangular form with the side bar portions 28 and 2| extending in substantially parallel relation from the middle crossbar portion 22, and with the extremities 23 and 24 turned inwardly in overlapping relation. These overlapped extremities have openings 25 aligned therethrough and adapted to slidably and rotatably receive the bearing spindle 6. The locking member I9 has the side bar portions 29 and 2| of such width and the crossbar portion 22 of such dimensions that when this member is assembled with the roll supporting or carrying member 8, the extremities 23 and 24 of the locking member I9 can be sprung apart and over the crossbar portion II of the member 8, and the side bar portions '20 and 2 I will fit and slide within the reduced or recessed portion at I6. In assembling the parts, the extremities 23 and 24 of the locking member I9 are located on the inner side of the stop I1, and in such relation that as th'elocking' member I9 is moved inwardly by pressure exerted upon the middle or crossbar portion 22, the extremities 23 and 24 will ride overthe inclined face of pawl I8 and will be in position to be engaged against return movement by the abutting'fac'e of this locking or latch pawl I8. Since the side bar portion In of the roll-support ing member 8 ismore or less flexible and r'esilient, this side bar portion will normally resiliently move out to a slightly angular position, as illustrated in Fig. 3, which movement is accommo dated by the elongation of the opening I4, and the latch or locking pawl I8 will thusbe normally resiliently held in a' position where it will not en.

gage with the'inturned extremities 23 and 24 of the locking member I 9. However, as will be hereinafter more fully described, when a roll of paper is placed upon the roll-supporting or carrying member 8, the usual cardboard cylinder, serving as a center for the ordinary roll of toilet paper will press the side bar Ill inwardly to a position where the pawl .I8 will engagewith the inturned' ends of the locking member I9. l A paper roll confining crossbar member 26, preferably of a length somewhat approximating the diameter of the usual roll of paper, has a bearing opening 21 through the middle portion thereof. This crossbar 26 is of a width and shape tob'e fitted between the side bars 9 and Ill of the roll-supporting or carrying member 8, with the bearing opening 21 thereof aligned with opening I 4 to receive the spindle 6, and with the ends extending substantially radially.

In assembling the parts, the end of bearing spindle 6: is in's'erted'through the aligned openings of the overlapping extremities I2 and- I3 of the substantially rectangular roll-supporting or' carrying member 8, and thenthrough'th'e opening '21 of the crossbar member 26, this crossbar member being located between the side bar portions 9 and IIlof the member 8 and extending substantially radially on opposite sides of the spindle, in position to' serve as an inner stop for a roll of paper when fitted in place upon the holder. A bearing collar or sleeve 28 is then placed upon the bearing spindle 6, and the spindle is then moved endwise through registering openings 25 of the overlappedextremities 23 and 24 of the locking member I9, which member I9 is assembled with the roll-supporting or carrying member 8, and the parts are then shoved on to the bearing spindle 6 so that the end of this spindle is received through bearing opening I5 in'the crossbar portion II' of the roll-supporting inember 8. Following such assembly, the bearing collar or sleeve 28 is moved inwardly upon the .-bearing spindle 6 to a position where this hearing collar or sleeve will hold the parts in the de- -sired position and rotatablyupon the bearing spindle 6. 'The bearing collar or sleeve 28 is then welded, pinned, or otherwise secured in fixed position upon ;the bearing spindle B so that the assembled parts are held against endwise movement and displacement and are yet free to re-.,

volve or rotate or turn around. and upon the spindle 6. With the parts assembled and secured in the manner as described, a very sturdy ,and durable toilet paper roll;receiving;and supporting structure is provided, and the structure is such that there is little likelihood or possibility of a person being able to remove or ,damageany of the parts by the use of the hands alone, and

without employment of tools or other heavy in- ,wardly, within the limits of the elongated opening- 14, so that the looking or latch pawl I8 ,is

laterally displaced out of position to engage with and lock the locking member 19. Thus, the lock- .,ing -member l9 has free and unobstructed end- .wisemovementin both, directions within thQ;1im- -,its defined by theouter face of the collar or sleeve 28 and the-inner face of the stop I1. In its outermost position, the locking member is has an axial extent somewhat greater than the length of ,the usual and standard roll of paper, and

thus asthe roll of paper, as indicated at.29 in,

Figw2, is fitted endwise over'and upon the rollsupporting ,or carrying member 8, the, looped outer portion of the locking member I9 willex tend ,considerablybeyond the endyof the roll. The transverse dimensions of the roll-support- ,ingor carrying member 8 are such that as the roll of paper is fitted in place with the opening and tubular supporting central portion 30 as usually provided. in such paper rolls is moved. endwise on to the supporting or carrying member 8,

the side bar portion ID will be moved in to bring ,th'elatch pawl 18 into locking position, and at ,thesame time there will be frictional engagement between theroll and the member 8 so that as the roll is turned, this member 8 will rotate upon thespindle 6 and will cause rotation of the parts assembled therewith. W

Alocking key or bar 3!, which is conveniently made of substantially the same length as the ,crossbar member 26, has a transverse width somewhat greater than the distance between the inner ,faces of .the side bar portions 20and 2| of the locking member [9, on the inner side of the iniddlecrossbar'portion 22 thereof. Thelocking key orbar 3| is notched or cut away on its-side edges in the middle portion, as at 32 and 33, and this locking key or bar is so made that when the'locking member [9 is pulled out to the position shown in Fig.1, and a roll of paper is'in place upon the holder, the locking key or bar 3| can be turned obliquely or angularly and can have one end thereof inserted through the open- -ing between the side bar portions 20 and 2|, and then'the key can be twisted so that the middle .portion thereof lies adjacentito the inner side of the middle crossbar portion of locking memher l9, and the side bar portions 20. and. of this locking .member will then be receivedin the notchedpr-cutsaway openings 32 .,and ;3,3. j;

- pressure exerted upon the outer end or crossbar portion 22 will cause the locking member I9 to be moved inwardly to bring the locking key .or

bar 31 into such close proximity to theouter end of the roll; ofpaper that this member can not be again twisted angularly or obliquelyfor withdrawal of the locking key or bar. As'the locking member Bis shovedinwardlyto the lookingposition, the inturned extremities 23 and 24 will ride over the inclined inner face of the latch ,pawllB, and will be presented in position to be retained in thelocking position, and against outward movement, by the abutment face of the latch pawl l8 As the locking portions are entirely within the opening and the tubular supporting member 30,

. no one can have access to release the parts while the roll of paper is in place. When the paper has been used, the tubular supporting portion 30 can be torn or cut away and the locking parts are then released so that locking member I 9 can be again pulled out to give sufficient clearance for tilting or twisting the lockingkey or bar, 3 .l

to a position whereit can be removed and with:-

drawn endwise to permit placement of another roll-of paper. 2 1

Since thereis possibility that the locking ey or bar 3| might be removed by' a person other than an authorized attendant desiring to place a new roll of paper, I provide a flexible member, such as chain 34, or a cable or other suitable member not readily broken or damaged,a nd ,li connect this chain or flexible member at o'neend, as at 3 5, .to one end of the crossbar member2'6, the other end of the chain or flexible member 34 being connected, as at 36, to one endfof the locking key or bar 3|. The chain or flexible member 34 is made sufiiciently long toextend substantially obliquely across the outer [portion of the roll of paper, as illustrated in,Fig. 2 Io:f the drawings, when the locking key or barj3l is in the locked roll-retaining position, and when the locking keyror bar is removed from this position, the chain or flexible member 34' serves to suspend and tether the locking key or bar and to guard against loss or unauthorized removal thereof. v As the bars 26 and 3| extend radially substantially at right angles, the chain or flexible mem .ber 34 extends across the outer side of the roll substantially obliquely with respect to the. axis of rotation, and since the chain or flexible'menifher is more or less loose on the surface of the roll, a person may readily grasp the end of the strip of paper and unreel the same; however, .upon each complete revolution of the rollthe chain or flexible member 34 will cause the paper to tear off at the usual lines of perforation, ,or at the line of the chain or flexible member, and consequently it will not be possible for anyone to pull off or unreel a great length of paper. Thus, it will be seen that'with my improved structure a considerable saving in paper will result, since when aroll of paper is locked in place it is impossible for anyone to remove the roll as an entirety; since the locking means can -;be released only when the complete roll, has been exhausted; and, at the same time no one can unreel any considerable length of paper; since the chain or flexible member 34 will cause sev,-

erance of the paper transversely on each revo lution of the roll. With the modified embodiment of myinvention .as illustrated in Figs. 11, 12 and 13, the functions amWith. -'the parts in the relation described, .715 and, results accomplished are substantiallyethe assesses e1 isai'ne; the chief 'di'ifererice being in the construc- ""-tion and association: of parts. In-thi s modified 'co'nstructiom' the roll-supporting and carrying unernber 31 is of substantially *U-shaped form, biiitli' its ends-outturned as' at 3-8 and secured upon the' cross-bar- 39. lay-welding,rivetingpor in any i'ither suitable manner. Locking bars-"Mand 4| j are- -welded or otherwise secured-across between the sidebars of the roll-supportingiand" carrying 'ni'emb'e'r 31, 'preferably adja'cent to but spaced 3 from "the crossbar 39, -so' that these lockingbars are in the zone -which will be embraced 4 within "covered by a roller-paper. Locking-member 42 is made substantially U-shaped and 'has its *eridsoutturned'asat 43'and44- to thus provide *lock'ing flanges. In the unlocked positionf the 'parts,"these locking flanges 43 and 44 are adapted to be engaged with the inner sides of the trans- "verse lockingbars 49 and 4|,- by springing the "arrns bf the locking member 42 inwardly and then moving this member longitudinally out- ?wardly; and a stop isprovided at on the locke ing'member to limit outward endwise movement lofthis locking member'so that the lockingflanges 43"and 44'will'neverbe pulledoutwardly beyond the outer edges of the transverse locking 'bars 40 and 4|. The remaining portionsof the structure and mounting are substantially the fsa'meas"hereinbefore described in' detail with "the'ifirstjdisclosed embodiment-of my invention, and'itwill' be seen that a locking'key or bar can "beinse'rted' through the'opening of the looped "outer' end of the locking'member 42 after a roll qof paper has been fitted in place, and then inward pressure upon the locking member 42 will cause the, locking flanges 43 and 44 toTideforwardly over the inner' faces of the transverse locking bars and 4| and to' spring out into the loci;- .ing: position. 'Whenithe roll' of paper has'f been usedlthe resilient"arm"'of the locking"membe r "'42 can be pressed inwardly 'andthe locking flanges 43"and" are then disengaged so that this lock- "ing member 42 can be pulled" endwise outwardly 'Tto' a'position to allow removal of thelockingkey orY bar. I p

With' the m'o'dified form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 14, 15, and 16, the roll-supporting member 46 can 'be' substantially the-same asdescribedin connection with the showing in Figs. "11," 12 and 13,with*the exception that the rollsupporting member 46 has only a single transverse'locking bar 41.' liocking'member'lfl'issubstantially'U-shapedin general configuration, and this-locking member has "one*'end"thereof "inturned; as at 49,-the inturned' end -49 being *providewwith an opening 50 slidablyreceivingthe bearingspindle and retaining the'locking member-imposition and yet permitting endwise "movement thereof. The opposite end of the locking member- 48 is turned outin the provision of the lbkingdiange 5| adapted to spring out and en"- page behind the-inner edge ofthe transverse" bar 41 when the locking 'r'nemben is in locked.- position; astop 52 being-provided to 1 limitoutward movement of the locking member 48.- after the mannerof stop 45.

From'theforegoing, it will be seen that I-have provided a toilet paper roll holder-of simple and inexpensive oonstruction*so-'-sturdy and: durable that it will not be'likely to -be'--dis'placed' from its mountingor be dismembered or dismantled or damaged except by such force =asmay-require the employment' 0f tools-or other heavyinstrur'neiitalities and, that the device is 0f suchconstfiuction that its use will result' in economy-bf --8 Lpape'r' sinceI-it is impossible to remove aroll of paper as anentirety from the holder, and=-it is-firnr'iossible to unrbll' or withdraw longlalengths --or paper. 7

While I haveherfeinshownand described'only certain specific embodiments of my invention, and have 1 suggested: :only certain other possible adaptationsg it will-be appreciated that=inany changesand va-r'iations can be madein theform, 10 -construction, arrangement and assembly of the parts, -Jwithout departing from the 1 spirit and -scope of my invention. Y I' claim: e 1. A "toilet paper roll holder comprising an 115 "outstandingspmdl.e;-means to mount said spindle "-:on==-a w'all,- a=supporting-member rotatable on said-spindle and adaptedto receive a roll of paper, a' cross-bar 'removably; associatedand' rotatable 'withthe'supportingmember and engageable with the outer end of the roll, and internal locking 'm'eans holding-said cross-bar in rolllretaining and locking-position.

2."A toilet paperroll holder comp'risingaa spindle means to-mount said-spindle on a wall, 225a supporting-member rotatable on saidspiridle and adapted to receive a rollof- -paper, acrossbar carried-at the inner end of thespindle, a locking member endwise movable with respect to the supporting-member, a cross-bar -interfittable with the locking 'memberadjacentto the outer end of a roll-of-paper on said supporting memben'and inter-engaging means on the supporting member and the locking member within the limits of space occupied by-a roll of paper '35 and'adapted to lock the'pa'rts against release when the locking member is moved inwardly to dispose the cross bar associated therewith adjacent to the outer 'endof a roll of paper.

3. A toilet-paper-roll holder comprising a spin- 40 die, means to mount-"said spindle on'a wall, asuppOrting member" rotatable on said spindle and adapted to receive a roll of' paper; a crossbar carried at the inner end of the spindle, a-locking member endwise movable with; respect *to the supporting'member," a cross-bar interfittable with the locking'member adjacent to the outer end" of aroll of'paper on.said;supD.0rting "member, and a .fle'xible member. connected with one end: 'of..the.. first-mentioned crossebar and one end .of'the locking bar and'thus disposed across the outer side of the. roll of npaperrfrom one end to the other. a 4. A toilet paper roll holder comprisingajspin- "dle, means to mount said spindle on a wall, asupporting member rotatable on. saidspindle. and adapted to. receive. a roll. oi. paper, a .cross-lbar .carried-at the. innerend of the spindle, a locking member. endwise..movable..with. respect tothe supporting member, a cross-bar interfittablev with the locking ..member.adjacent tothe outer end .of arollof paper on said supporting-membenim ter-engaging means .on the supporting member and the locking member Within the limits of space occupied by a roll of-paper and adapted to lock the parts against release when thelocking member .is moved inwardly .to dispose the cross-barn-associated therewith adjacent-to the outer endiof a roll of .paperpthe cross-bar at the inner :end f 70 the roll and .'the. cross-:bar at. therouterend .of the roll being disposed r to' extend substantially laterally. and radially 'at' substantially xan anglezof 90' degrees .apart,.and' ayfiexible member; connectedbetween an "end of the cross-bar. ana -an end of :the. cross-ban locking memberand thus and extending substantially acros's'the outer side of the roll from one end to'the other and locked againstremoval. V I

6. A toilet paper roll holder comprising a mounting spindle, means tosecuresaid spindle upon a supporting portion, a paper roll receiving means revolvable on said spindle, and a flexible member carried by the meanson the spindle and extending substantially obliquely across the outer side of the roll.

'7. A toilet paper roll holder comprising a mounting plate having a shank extending from one side and a bearing spindle portion extending from the'otherside,-a looped roll supporting member rotatably mounted on the spindle, a cross-bar extending transversely at the inner end of said looped member to serve as a stop for a roll of paper placed endwise on said looped member, a second looped member also carried by the spindle and the first looped member and endwise movable with respect thereto, a cross-bar insertable transversely through the outer portion of the second looped member to prevent removal of a roll of paper placed upon the first looped member, and internal locking means engageable between the first and second looped members when said second looped member is moved inwardly, whereby said second looped member and the cross-bar associated therewith are held in an assembled and locked relation.

8. A toilet paper roll holder comprising a mounting plate having a shank extending from one side and a bearing spindle portion extending from the other side, a roll supporting member constituting an elongated strap-like portion having a substantially rectangular form with its extremities overlapped at one end and being provided with openings in the overlapped extremities receiving the mounting spindle, a cross-bar disposed at the inner end of the rectangular member and extending laterally on opposite sides of and adjacent to the inner end of the spindle, a second substantially rectangular member having its ends overlapped at one end and provided with openings receiving the spindle loosely whereby the second member is endwise movable with respect to the roll supporting member, means coacting between the rectangular members limiting outward'movement of the second member, a cross-bar removably fitted within the loop of the outer end of the second member, and means interengaging between the two members when the second member is moved inwardly to dispose the cross-bar thereof adjacent to the end of a roll of paper fitted on the first member, whereby the parts are locked to retain a roll of paper against displacement and removal.

9. A toilet paper roll holder comprising a mounting plate having a shank extending from one side and a bearing spindle portion extending from the other side, a roll supporting member constituting an elongated strap-like portion having a substantially rectangular form with its extremities overlapped at one end and being provided with openings in the overlapped extremities receiving the mounting spindle, a cross-bar disposed through the rectangular member and extending laterally on opposite sides of and adjaa a a cent to the inner end of the spindle, a second substantiallyrectangular member having its ends overlapped at one end and provided with openings receiving the spindle loosely whereby the second member is endwise movable with respect to the roll supporti'ng'member, means coacting between the. rectangular members limiting outward movement of the second member, a crossbar removably fitted within the loop of the outer endjbf the'isecond member,. means interengaging between the two members when the second memberis movedinwardly to dispose the crossbar thereof adjacent to the end of a roll of paper fittedon'the'first m'ember, whereby the parts are locked to retain a roll of paper against displacement and removal, the cross-bar at the inner end of the roll an'd the locking bar at the other end of the roll being disposed to extend laterally at substantially an angle of-90 degrees apart,

and a flexible member connected between an end of the cross-bar andan end of the locking bar and thus "disposed substantially obliquely around 10. A toilet paper roll holder comprising a spindle, means to mount said spindle on a wall, a roll mountin member rotatable on said spindle, a cross-bar on said spindle at the inner end of the roll mounting member limiting inward movement of a roll of paper, a substantially U-shaped locking member endwise movably mounted on said roll mounting member and presenting a looped cross-bar portion at its outer end, a locking key bar having its middle portion of reduced width insertable through the looped end of the locking member when the locking key or bar is disposed diagonally and adapted to receive the side portions of the locking member to retain the key in place when the key is fitted with the reduced portion thereof in substantially a parallel plane with respect to the looped end of the looking member, and interfitting locking and detent portions on the parts of the roll mounting member and the locking member retaining the looking member in inward disposition when the looking member having the locking key or cross-bar therein is moved inwardly.

11. A toilet paper roll holder comprising a spindle, means to mount said spindle on a wall, a roll mounting member rotatable on said spindle, a cross-bar on said spindle at the inner end of the roll mounting member limiting inward movement of a roll of paper, a substantially U-shaped locking member endwise movably mounted on said roll mounting member and presenting a looped cross-bar portion at its outer end, a looking key bar having its middle portion of reduced width insertable through the looped end of the locking member when the locking key or bar is disposed diagonally and adapted to receive the side portions of the locking member to retain the key in place when the key is fitted with the reduced portion thereof in substantially a parallel plane with respect to the looped end of the looking member, interfitting locking and detent portions on the parts of the roll mounting member and the locking member retaining the locking member in inward disposition when the locking member having the locking key or cross-bar therein is moved inwardly, and a flexible member such as a chain connected at one end of the crossbar and at one end of the locking key or bar to thus be disposed substantially transversely across the outer side of a roll of paper as mounted upon the holder, and serving to tether and prevent 

